Cloud computing has matured into a powerful engine for business innovation and growth, and thus has become a strategic priority for companies worldwide. Companies expect the cloud to fuel various growth initiatives, including developing new lines of business and new products, as well as entering new markets. This paper, based on interviews and a global survey of 200 business and IT executives across the world, provides an overview of how companies are using cloud to innovate, collaborate, and drive business results.

Having begun his career in academic libraries, Adrian Janes has subsequently worked extensively in public libraries, chiefly in enquiry work as an Information Services librarian. In this role he has had particular responsibility for information from both the UK Government and the European Union. He wrote a detailed report on sources for the latter which was published by FreePint in 2007, and has contributed articles to FreePint and ResourceShelf. He is involved in training in information literacy and the use of online reference resources.

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Content management systems (CMSs) have grown to become the backbone of many companies' technology strategy. This article provides an overview of CMSs including the business problems they solve, their main benefits and pitfalls, what a buyer should look for in a CMS and some practical steps on how to select a CMS from open source solutions such as WordPress to enterprise solutions such as Adobe.